DavidLeeTungMDMPH

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Bridgeport, CT

Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical), Brain Injury Medicine

Medical Director, Managing Partner at Core Medical Group

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Office
3180 Main St
Ste 202
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Phone+1 203-373-1593

Fax+1 203-220-6593

Summary

Core Medical Group provides interventional pain management, sports medicine, traumatic brain injury and concussion evaluation, regenerative medicine and electrodiagnosis / nerve conduction testing. Our state-of-the-art facilities include a fluoroscopy suite for x-ray guided pain management procedures, an EMG / nerve conduction suite for electrodiagnostic testing, musculoskeletal ultrasound for precision guidance of diagnostic and therapeutic injections, and a CLIA-certified laboratory. Core Medical Group collaborates closely with respected neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons and other medical professionals to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients.

Dr. Tung's clinical expertise includes interventional pain management, physical medicine & rehabilitation, sports medicine, concussion and traumatic brain injury, and regenerative therapies. Interventional procedures performed under fluoroscopy and ultrasound include: epidural (cervical, thoracic and lumbar transforaminal, interlaminar and caudal) injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablations, spinal cord stimulator trial implants, discography, sacroiliac joint injections, sympathetic nerve blocks, stellate ganglion blocks, occipital nerve blocks, botox injections for migraine headaches and spasticity, pudendal nerve blocks, peripheral nerve blocks, peripheral joint injections and trigger point injections. Dr. Tung performs regenerative medicine procedures that utilize a patient's own cells for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders of the joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons and bones.

Core Medical Group

Interventional Pain Management, Regenerative Medicine, Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy

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Providing interventional pain management, sports medicine and electrodiagnosis at our office and ambulatory surgical center.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian HospitalFellowship, Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation), 2007 - 2008
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004 - 2007
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 2003
Tulane UniversityMPH, 1999
The College of William and MaryB.S., 1997

Certifications & Licensure

NH State Medical License 2008 - Present
CT State Medical License 2015 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2018
ME State Medical License Active through 2017
NJ State Medical License 2004 - 2008
VA State Medical License 2003 - 2004
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
Brain Injury Association of AmericaCertified Brain Injury Specialist

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

New York Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2021-2024
Connecticut Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2021-2024
Fairfield Country Top Doctors Greenwich Magazine, 2017-2024
Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2024
Patients' Choice Award Vitals.com
On-Time Doctor Award Vitals.com
Compassionate Doctor Recognition Vitals.com
Honor Roll Recognized Doctor Healthgrades.com
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity EMR, GE Healthcare, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

The use of dynamic size-sieving capillary electrophoresis and mismatch repair enzymes for mutant DNA analysis
Siles BA, O'Neil KA, Tung DL, Bazar L, Collier GB, and Lovelace C, Journal of Capillary Electrophoresis, 1/1/1998

Abstracts/Posters

Hand Dysfunction Following A Frisbee Game
Tung DL, Malanga GA, Mulford GJ, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 1/1/2007
Incomplete Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome: A Case Report
Tung DL, Malanga GA, Mulford GJ, The 43rd Annual Association of Academic Physiatrists Educational Conference, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1/1/2007
Identification of Postural Control Strategies that Enhance Stability
Edwards TW, Gade V, Moholkar N, Tung DL and Nakappan S, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2007
Case Study: Concomitant Spinal Stenosis and Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: A Diagnosis and Treatment Challenge
Tung DL, Mulford GJ, Skerker RS, The 67th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2006
Patterns of motion observed during low frequency translation
Edwards WT, Gade V, Nakappan S, and Tung DL, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine-American Society of Neurorehabilitation Annual Educational Conference, Boston, MA, 1/1/2006
Iatrogenic Severe Adult Botulinum: A Case Report
Tung DL, Lam M, McKenna K, The 42nd Annual Association of Academic Physiatrists Educational Conference, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Daytona, FL, 1/1/2006
Biomechanics Causing a Racquet: Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Overuse Syndrome in a Tennis Player: A Case Report.
Chimes GP, Stitik TP, Tung DL, The 42nd Annual Association of Academic Physiatrists Educational Conference, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Daytona, FL, 1/1/2006
Case Report: Infected Popliteal Prosthetic Vascular Graft Masquerading as Pseudogout of the Knee
Skerker RS, Tung DL, James K, The 66th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2006
DNA Base-Pair Mismatch Detection Using Mismatch Repair Enzyme Cleavage and Capillary Electrophoresis.
Siles BA, Tung DL, Collier GB, Lovelace C and Smith ML, The Nineteenth International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography and Electrophoresis, Wintergreen, VA, 1/1/1997
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Lectures

The Evolution of Pain Management: A Look Back and the Challenges Ahead
Connecticut Bar Association Workers' Compensation Retreat, Marco Island, FL - 1/23/2018
Hand Dysfunction Following A Frisbee Game
New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2007

Other

Pars Interarticularis Injury
Tung DL (Coauthor), eMedicine, Sports Medicine-Spine
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/95848-overview
1/22/2019
Percutaneous Biologic Anterior Fusion for End Stage Lumbar Disc Disease in a Rabbit Model
Tung DL
1/1/2007